A fan wearing a green body suit — hence the nickname "Green Man" — followed Woods at the Buick Open on Sunday, when he won the tournament for the third and final time before it folded two days later when General Motors withdrew its sponsorship.

Former Journal reporter Laura Angus tracked down Green Man back in 2009 and he gave his name as Rusty Shackleford of Fenton. He said his mission was to save the Buick Open and Flint.